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Originally Posted by KirStang
Didn't the U.S. try to give aid to Somalia? Then the Warlords prevented aid delivery--prompting the event which gave rise to the popular black hawk down film?
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Thanks,
KirStang - I was beginning to think I was the only member of this forum alive in '93.
Somalia in 1993 was another example of the might of the US Armed Forces being misused in a half-assed manner. If you've got superior numbers and firepower, use whatever means at your disposal and you will emerge victorious. We proved that in the first 100 hours of the first Gulf War.
If you send in an undersized force and handcuff them with unreasonable rules of engagement, you'll screw it up every time. We
still haven't learned from Vietnam.
As for the incident last week, I think the only mistake they made was not putting a bullet in the head of the 4th dirtbag and dumping his body over the side. Hopefully, they're saving him for a public hanging.